I would like to thank Michael Strother, for being an incredible, insightful editor who took a chance on me.
Thank you to my parents, Steve and Kate, for supporting my wild dream. Thank you for encouraging my love of books and telling me never to give up. To my brother and sister, Ryan and Lindsay, thank you.
To Landon, Barrett, Henry, and Lily, well, maybe someday you’ll think it’s cool to have your names in a book.
Thank you to Laurisa for answering my super-weird forensics questions.
To Bethany Griffin and Suzanne Young for being incredible friends (and amazing writers). You are invaluable.
To Melissa Edwards, for all your hard work. You are so appreciated!
To all my writing teachers: thank you.
To the musers, a most wonderful group of friends.
And to Ogallala, Nebraska, my wonderful, supportive hometown, which still takes care of me.